Month: February 2025

Why Our Students Keep Coming to School

Our students are often eager to share their stories about how they found our school and how sometimes we were their last option to graduate. We ask the simple question, “What keeps you coming back to our school?” Here is what a few had to say: The atmosphere, sometimes it’s better than being at home, […]

Written by on February 25, 2025

Why This Educator Wanted to Be a School Counselor  

The letter in Patricia Ochoa’s desk is a bit worn from being opened and reread many times over the years. She is a school counselor and the letter is from a former student who graduated a few years ago. Right before she graduated, the student wrote a letter to Ochoa to say thank you for […]

Written by on February 25, 2025